The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom

I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest

And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell

'Let my guitar playing friend do my request.' (Let him...)



Sing me back home with a song I used to hear

Make my old memories come alive

Take me away and turn back the years

Sing Me Back Home before I die



I recall last Sunday morning a choir from 'cross the street

Came to sing a few old gospel songs

And I heard him tell the singers 'There's a song my mama sang.

Can I hear once before we move along?'



Sing me back home, the song my mama sang

Make my old memories come alive

Take me away and turn back the years

Sing Me Back Home before I die



Sing Me Back Home before I die